What is CVE-2026-45716?

CVE-2026-45716 is a high-severity vulnerability in Budibase, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-45716?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Budibase

CVE-2026-45716

Budibase is an open-source low-code platform. Prior to 3.38.1, the POST /api/global/users/onboard endpoint is protected by workspaceBuilderOrAdmin middleware, allowing any user with builder permissions to access it. When SMTP email is not…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.000 (10.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Budibase — versions < 3.38.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-45716?: CVE-2026-45716 is a high-severity vulnerability in Budibase, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-45716?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.